Classic Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

One of the things I miss the most about New York City is making regular runs to Martha’s Country Bakery for a slice of red velvet cake (a must-visit if you’re ever in NYC and have a sweet tooth). While I haven’t been able to find anything like it here in my new home, the next best thing is to try to make red velvet cake of my own.

I’m home alone most of the day, so the last thing I want is to bake an entire batch of cupcakes and be left alone with them. The perfect opportunity to bake arose when my sister-in-law asked me to provide cupcakes for my nephew’s fourth birthday party. Ever since taking a cupcake class at Butter Lane, I’ve been looking for opportunities to put my newfound baking skills to the test. While they didn’t teach us how to make red velvet cake, they did teach us how to make chocolate cake. With a few adjustments, I altered the recipe into one for a vibrant and moist red velvet.

One of my hands-down favorite items we got off of our wedding registry is our KitchenAid mixer (affiliate link – read disclosure here). Gone are the days in high school when I mixed batters by hand, leaving me with sore arms and clumpy dough. I have only just begun to discover its potential, but it has made a world of difference in concocting cakes, frostings, pancakes, and crepes.

I could easily see myself becoming addicted to taking classes in cooking and baking. It’s one thing to read and follow a recipe, but much more valuable when you understand why you are taking certain steps and adding certain ingredients.

Are you a fellow red velvet addict? Do you also love to take cooking/baking classes?

Tell me all about it in the comments! Absolutely let me know if you’ve tried the recipe out.

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The Recipe: Classic Red Velvet Cupcakes

The cupcakes were a huge hit at my nephew’s birthday party, for both children and adults. In case you want to try it, I’ve shared the recipe below:

Confession – I love to bake and I have a massive sweet tooth but – (don’t tell anyone) – I’ve never tried red velvet. Something about the color put me off years ago and then it just became a thing with me for no particular reason. What types of cake would you say it compares to flavor-wise?

I love red velvet. Ironically it’s the cake that’s given me the most problems baking it. Took me forever to get it right lol! In retrospect I should have started small and made cupcakes first haha. These looks great.

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